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important precedent

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important
adjective
uk /ɪmˈpɔː.tənt/ us /ɪmˈpɔːr.tənt/
necessary or of ...
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precedent
noun
uk /ˈpres.ɪ.dənt/ us /ˈpres.ə.dent/
an action, situation, or decision that has already happened and can be used as a reason why a similar action or decision should be performed ...
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Examples of important precedent


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Decisions can create an importantprecedent and affect interest rates.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
Indeed, the outcome of the negotiations will establish an importantprecedent for future legislative negotiations on all financing instruments.
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It is not big, but it is an importantprecedent.
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As it is an unusual and importantprecedent, we should be sure that we shall be doing the right thing.
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This is a case directly relevant to our debate and sets an importantprecedent.
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Leaving aside the 1931 crisis, we have established a very importantprecedent.
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There is indeed, the importantprecedent of the bread and flour regulations.
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Here, there is a very importantprecedent which has been created elsewhere.
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What the heritage is losing as a result of the rejection of these amendments is that an importantprecedent is being created.
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That is a very importantprecedent which must be uppermost in our minds.
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That asymmetry is an importantprecedent for future arms control negotiations.
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An importantprecedent for that was created in the safety at work legislation.
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I therefore regard this agreement as establishing an importantprecedent.
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I believe it was the wrong judgment in the context of such an importantprecedent-setting example.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
The discussion in the present case constitutes an importantprecedent for the future.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
As this is an important procedural matter which may set an importantprecedent, in my submission it must be considered strictly.
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But surely we are not to consider all precedent except the latest and most importantprecedent.
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Your ruling will be keenly awaited as it appears to be a point of great curiosity and, possibly, of importantprecedent.
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I will proceed to say why, in my opinion, we shall be setting a most importantprecedent.
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If that is not the case, then a very importantprecedent is being created.
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